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mitt romney says no. that is why his policy is written by the oil companies that want to keep the subsidies. president obama wants to move to the future. host: houston, texas, steve? hello? caller: i am in the oil and gas industry. i have been for 30 years. my father was in it before me. most of my family is. i wonder if any of you have ever been out to a drilling rig. as far as subsidies, letting people keep more of their own money is not a subsidy. host: mr. karpinski. guest: i have visited oil fields. i have done manual labor. we're talking about where we go on energy policy. those are fossil fuels. there are limited supplies. we need to move to new energy future. that is why we support president obama strongly. he has a vision for the future. he does not eliminate that. he says we need to be more efficient with more renewables. that is the path to the future. we should press the subsidies. host: do you both support building nuclear energy power plants? guest: i would say for building something that do
mitt romney says no. that is why his policy is written by the oil companies that want to keep the subsidies. president obama wants to move to the future. host: houston, texas, steve? hello? caller: i am in the oil and gas industry. i have been for 30 years. my father was in it before me. most of my family is. i wonder if any of you have ever been out to a drilling rig. as far as subsidies, letting people keep more of their own money is not a subsidy. host: mr. karpinski. guest: i have visited...
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romney, governor romney -- i want to respect him. people talk about him. it is hurtful to him and his family. rick santorum had some of the things to say. it is amazing how people can sit and tell women what is good for them. the republican party doesn't have anybody like jeb bush. everybody wants jeb bush and the governor from new jersey. they see that everything is going down the drain. thank you so much. host: we will get a response. guest: republicans are lost. i think this is a troubling time for them right now. i think they are expecting mitt romney to walk away with this. whenever you want to say about the other candidates, there is one thing that is crucial. mitt romney is unable to close this deal and that is a real problem for republicans. i love top republicans say, what about chris christie? every single one of these people that are shot to the top of the pack were at some point or another regarded as, this will be the person that will call last the entire party around them. then we secret perry, michele bachmann, they fell away -- then we see
romney, governor romney -- i want to respect him. people talk about him. it is hurtful to him and his family. rick santorum had some of the things to say. it is amazing how people can sit and tell women what is good for them. the republican party doesn't have anybody like jeb bush. everybody wants jeb bush and the governor from new jersey. they see that everything is going down the drain. thank you so much. host: we will get a response. guest: republicans are lost. i think this is a troubling...
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mitt romney has been a town halls throughout the state. the largest concern in new hampshire is the school issues. they're concerned about the economy and the size of the debt and deficit. this president has run trillion dollar deficits. he has increased our debt more than any other president combined in our nation's history. these pocketbook voters are looking at the voters in seeing a record of failure. what we see is there will be a significant turnout on election day of independent voters. we have been working diligently to win them over with a strong fiscal message. we a record of balancing budgets and creating jobs and keeping spending under control. host: we just heard from kathy sullivan who noted military issues are a big one in new hampshire. she made the comment that mitt romney wants to add trillions to the pentagon spending. this echoes what you just said that said competing aspects of the political culture could tip the balance in either direction. when is the state's aversion to taxes
mitt romney has been a town halls throughout the state. the largest concern in new hampshire is the school issues. they're concerned about the economy and the size of the debt and deficit. this president has run trillion dollar deficits. he has increased our debt more than any other president combined in our nation's history. these pocketbook voters are looking at the voters in seeing a record of failure. what we see is there will be a significant turnout on election day of independent voters....
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caller: mitt romney. his statement may be a week or so ago when he said we need to be so strong that no one would dare touch us -- it seems we are in a position now that we are left at all over the world. nobody is afraid to take on the united states government and more and that is really said. host: let's move on to jean in north bend, washington, our line for independents. ♪ caller: thanks for taking my call. i trust president obama. i pretty much agree with the gentle man but called before the republican lady. i think there are too many loose cannons in the world already. we don't need mitt romney who is really a loose cannon out there to represent us. i think we have gained a lot of respect around the world with president obama. i hope and pray he will be reelected. thank you very much. host: we are talking about campaign 2012 -- who do you trust on foreign-policy? this is from the front page of "the washington post." they were speaking at a ceremony at andrews air force base after the remains of fo
caller: mitt romney. his statement may be a week or so ago when he said we need to be so strong that no one would dare touch us -- it seems we are in a position now that we are left at all over the world. nobody is afraid to take on the united states government and more and that is really said. host: let's move on to jean in north bend, washington, our line for independents. ♪ caller: thanks for taking my call. i trust president obama. i pretty much agree with the gentle man but called before...
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guest: governor romney never raised that question. as far as prejudiced against black people being a factor against obama, i would ask how you think obama won the election with 53%, which was one of the top four or five democratic popular votes of all time? he had to have gotten a lot of voters in order to do that. do you think that he would have gotten 63% if he had been white? i doubt it. i think the american people wanted to put the race issue behind them and certainly governor romney has never raised any thing about president obama not being a citizen or his race. it is just a form of primitive cycle analysis to say that has anything to do with the opposition to obama policies. host: 1 less called. james on the democratic line from new jersey. go ahead. caller: hello. my question -- i have read some of your writing and i wanted to ask if it is true that the declaration of independence only applies to men and now women? is that why some of your conservative views are the way they are? no.erguest: it is universal. mankind encompasse
guest: governor romney never raised that question. as far as prejudiced against black people being a factor against obama, i would ask how you think obama won the election with 53%, which was one of the top four or five democratic popular votes of all time? he had to have gotten a lot of voters in order to do that. do you think that he would have gotten 63% if he had been white? i doubt it. i think the american people wanted to put the race issue behind them and certainly governor romney has...
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mitt romney, who is 8 senate and possibly house -- i think with mitt romney doing what he did with the u.s. in olympics -- i think those three organizations could really turn things around for the good of the country. host: we will leave its there. mitt romney supporter in gainesville, florida. coming up, we will turn our attention to congress. in 45 minutes, senator jim demint will be joining us. next, we'll talk to ohio democrat tim ryan. we will be right back. ♪ ♪ >> half by 2016, according to the imf, the world's leading economy will be a communist dictatorship. that is in five years. think about that. if the imf is right, the guy you let the next november will be the last president of the united states to preside over the world's leading economy. >> columnist and author mark steyn and he is a frequent guest host on rush limbaugh's radio show. next sunday, your chance to call, e-mail, and tweet with your questions on c-span2. >> as readers of literature, we have a responsibility. for those of you discover in the creation of literature, you have a responsibility. do you not? can
mitt romney, who is 8 senate and possibly house -- i think with mitt romney doing what he did with the u.s. in olympics -- i think those three organizations could really turn things around for the good of the country. host: we will leave its there. mitt romney supporter in gainesville, florida. coming up, we will turn our attention to congress. in 45 minutes, senator jim demint will be joining us. next, we'll talk to ohio democrat tim ryan. we will be right back. ♪ ♪ >> half by 2016,...
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i do not trust that romney. -- mitt romney. he will put us in two wars. host: batten rouge, louisiana. caller: good morning. as far as not trusting it romney, they have had three years of this thing we have got now. it is unbelievable that anyone, anyone would support not only his foreign-policy, but his domestic policy, which is totally bankrupting this country. it is a shame. people cannot defeat the united states military, but years and years ago they said that they wouldn't come at us economically. that is exactly, exactly what is being done now. it is a crying shame, but it may be too late. host: one more message from twitter this morning -- host: on our facebook page -- host: here is mitt romney speaking in new york city about iran. [video clip] >> we cannot forget that not far from here a voice of unspeakable evil and hatred has spoken out, threatening israel and the entire civilized world. we come together knowing that the bitterness of hate is no match for the strength of love. in the weeks ahead, i will continue to speak to these challenges and
i do not trust that romney. -- mitt romney. he will put us in two wars. host: batten rouge, louisiana. caller: good morning. as far as not trusting it romney, they have had three years of this thing we have got now. it is unbelievable that anyone, anyone would support not only his foreign-policy, but his domestic policy, which is totally bankrupting this country. it is a shame. people cannot defeat the united states military, but years and years ago they said that they wouldn't come at us...
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romney is trying to tap into that. i have not dared the president speaks much about much of opposing coal. -- i have not heard the president's speech much about opposing coal. host: do the gas prices rising in california and other areas impact on voter turnout? guest: the president spoke about energy earlier this year at ohio state and gas prices were about to hit $4. the narrative at the time was the president wanted to get ahead of the spin. incumbents usually have a difficult time at winning reelection when the economy is not so good. in this entire election process, it's fine to look at the narrative of this bad economy. the fact that we have an inflationless that economy. that's got a long way to help democrats tried to hold . as we all know, with a bad dose of inflation, all of us would feel it. you go to the grocery store to try to buy milk and bread. it's not been the case in this election cycle. inflation is next to nothing. host: this is a map of ohio. you can see columbus in the center. the red area is cinci
romney is trying to tap into that. i have not dared the president speaks much about much of opposing coal. -- i have not heard the president's speech much about opposing coal. host: do the gas prices rising in california and other areas impact on voter turnout? guest: the president spoke about energy earlier this year at ohio state and gas prices were about to hit $4. the narrative at the time was the president wanted to get ahead of the spin. incumbents usually have a difficult time at winning...
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mitt romney raising money. but he is expected to collect an estimated $3 million this evening -- this weekend. meanwhile, all this weekend on c-span2 and booktv, we're looking at jefferson city, the capital of missouri. the deputy talks about the missouri state penitentiary and its reputation. he explains the love/hate relationship between jefferson city and the state penitentiary. here is a preview. [video clip] >> is this kind of right in the middle of capital city of state of missouri. from 1836 until 1989, this was the only maximum-security prison for adult male offenders that was run by the state of missouri. basically, the got every individual that was a problem child. this was called the bloodiest 47 acres in america. it is located off of east capitol avenue which used to be called east main street. initially, when the prison was built, it would have been on the outskirts of jefferson city. but the town built around the prison. with the way the city limits in corporate that era, it is kind of right in th
mitt romney raising money. but he is expected to collect an estimated $3 million this evening -- this weekend. meanwhile, all this weekend on c-span2 and booktv, we're looking at jefferson city, the capital of missouri. the deputy talks about the missouri state penitentiary and its reputation. he explains the love/hate relationship between jefferson city and the state penitentiary. here is a preview. [video clip] >> is this kind of right in the middle of capital city of state of missouri....
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mitt romney was seen as the prohibitive favorite. host: minnesota, mitt romney comes in third. rick santorum takes it with 45%. ron paul, second, 27%. mitt romney, 17, and the former speaker with a 11%. guest: again, mitt romney one minnesota in 2008. certainly, everything you read from the local papers in minnesota over the last week, saying those caucuses like colorado are driven by the conservative grassroots types, and mitt romney was not expected to win minnesota. but when you look at the margins, really the story is not that mitt romney lost but rather that he lost by a lot and rick santorum really ran away with the race. it is rather remarkable. mitt romney, one of his top server gets in the campaign, is the former governor of minnesota, tim pawlenty. he was out there saying it will be closed. a lot of guys bunch together at the top. he was doing everything in his power to lower expectations by saying it is probably going to be a close race. but, in fact, it was not closed. governor of romney lost in a landslide. these contests are driven by the most conservative voters
mitt romney was seen as the prohibitive favorite. host: minnesota, mitt romney comes in third. rick santorum takes it with 45%. ron paul, second, 27%. mitt romney, 17, and the former speaker with a 11%. guest: again, mitt romney one minnesota in 2008. certainly, everything you read from the local papers in minnesota over the last week, saying those caucuses like colorado are driven by the conservative grassroots types, and mitt romney was not expected to win minnesota. but when you look at the...
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romney gained about 3 or four points. romney was shooting up. host: the jobs numbers are coming out the friday before the election. is that something that moves the polls, economic numbers like that? guest: the processions of the comet are fairly 10 -- of the economy are fairly baked in. host: people go to realclearpolitics.com -- what will they find? guest: links to all the talk from the left and right. trende has been our guest. we want to talk to undecided voters only. begin with the call from tj in charleston, south carolina. good morning. why are you undecided? caller: i wasn't sure whether i wanted president obama or john mccain. this is my first year being able to vote. i had some trouble getting my voter's registration card. it took a month to get my voter's registration card. i got it and i'm excited about voting. i watched all three debates. i hear a lot of conservatives talking about the navy and how big it should be. we don't need a date navy. leon panetta has asked the president for certain things and he has got certain things. to s
romney gained about 3 or four points. romney was shooting up. host: the jobs numbers are coming out the friday before the election. is that something that moves the polls, economic numbers like that? guest: the processions of the comet are fairly 10 -- of the economy are fairly baked in. host: people go to realclearpolitics.com -- what will they find? guest: links to all the talk from the left and right. trende has been our guest. we want to talk to undecided voters only. begin with the call...
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mitt romney has worked across the lines -- mitt romney appears to be a leader. i believe he will look down and will cut you off and that is what he has done with the congress. i did not believe that we can handle another four years like we had with this government. host: 22 in ohio -- what do you do in ohio? caller: i work in the roofing business. the business is good because of hailstorms that we had. i have relatives across the country. in some states there is some worked. i have friends in the auto industry that are all about obama. other friends have jobs outside the auto industry under starving to death. i have lived in florida. the economy was bad. i have worked in the houston area. in alabama, the economy is terrible. in georgia, the economy is terrible. host: can you stay on the line for just a second? i want to get a president obama supporter and get your reaction to that. is that ok? caller: sure. host: marie from florida. were you listening to what scott had to say? what would you say to him? caller: the health-care -- we investigated places like germ
mitt romney has worked across the lines -- mitt romney appears to be a leader. i believe he will look down and will cut you off and that is what he has done with the congress. i did not believe that we can handle another four years like we had with this government. host: 22 in ohio -- what do you do in ohio? caller: i work in the roofing business. the business is good because of hailstorms that we had. i have relatives across the country. in some states there is some worked. i have friends in...
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about mitt romney. if they get more documents with huge numbers, they will come up with fantastical questions. i would argue the obama campaign probably lead the boston globe reporters down the primrose path in resurrecting the story that had been well gone over by the "washington post" and others. they're good at getting the media to pounce on things. additional tax documents would provide just that. host: missouri, julie, go ahead. is this max creek, missouri? go ahead. caller: yes. i wanted to make some statements and hoped it could help me. i am not sure about the health care plan and how that will work for my husband and me. we both work seasonal jobs. we cannot afford this program. to be penalized, where does that money go? i live in a rural place. we need more jobs. all the jobs here are being outsourced. i want to know which candidate will help us create more jobs. host: joseph ramirez adds this from twitter. guest: anytime you have unemployment over 8%, it is tough headwind. to answer the calle
about mitt romney. if they get more documents with huge numbers, they will come up with fantastical questions. i would argue the obama campaign probably lead the boston globe reporters down the primrose path in resurrecting the story that had been well gone over by the "washington post" and others. they're good at getting the media to pounce on things. additional tax documents would provide just that. host: missouri, julie, go ahead. is this max creek, missouri? go ahead. caller: yes....
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. -- mitt romney. it really turned it into an appearance on behalf of mitt romney. much activity have you seen? guest: santorum is here today. j.c. waats is coming in tomorrow. rosario, a former u.s. treasurer. we normally do not get a lot of candidates or even their surrogates here this close to the election because of some larger states that normally of primaries on the same day. for oklahoma, it's quite a bit, but it's nothing like, say, ohio. >> what is it like for you following this story and what can we expect in terms of turnout on tuesday? guest: it has been interesting. i did this before in 2008. we had a few people, although as i said not like this. the turnout is kind of strange and hard to predict. the state republican party chairman thinks we will have a big turnout for the republican primary. there's also a democratic primary with five names on the ballot. i mentioned randall terry. he has worked the state pretty hard trying to get enough votes basically to embarrass barack obama and perh
. -- mitt romney. it really turned it into an appearance on behalf of mitt romney. much activity have you seen? guest: santorum is here today. j.c. waats is coming in tomorrow. rosario, a former u.s. treasurer. we normally do not get a lot of candidates or even their surrogates here this close to the election because of some larger states that normally of primaries on the same day. for oklahoma, it's quite a bit, but it's nothing like, say, ohio. >> what is it like for you following this...
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romney -- any of mr. romney's statements in regard to foreign policy, domestic policy, or any other issue as far as that is concerned. he will not release his tax returns, which is a very simple matter. you have some information. the public in this country, the voting public, wants to know what his financial holdings are and what is the problem of not disclosing this information? host: thank you for the call. guest: i think there is a good point there. i suspect under one day, romney under increasing pressure, will have to disclose more about what he paid in taxes. at the moment, to me, anyway, that is not the central issue. the central issue still is what would a governor romney turned president romney do? really do? specifically, point by point, about turning this economy around. that is the central issue that governs american policy here and abroad. host: an e-mail and i want to get your comments, too. guest: that is a wonderful couple of questions. if governor romney means what he says about iran, and
romney -- any of mr. romney's statements in regard to foreign policy, domestic policy, or any other issue as far as that is concerned. he will not release his tax returns, which is a very simple matter. you have some information. the public in this country, the voting public, wants to know what his financial holdings are and what is the problem of not disclosing this information? host: thank you for the call. guest: i think there is a good point there. i suspect under one day, romney under...
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for romney, that is. romney's audition as a statesman is off to a rocky start for what he said about the olympics there, on the eve of the big global event. london awoke to romney's second-guessing its preparations. >> he set off a firestorm in the british press. >> criticism exploded on newspaper headlines. >> the guardian, the times, the telegraph fired off this commentary, mitt romney is perhaps the only politician who could start a trip that was supposed to be a charm offensive by being utterly de void of charles and mildly offensive. host: ed goeas, i want to ask you about that ad but also this trend we're seeing as news clips becoming part of television advertising. first the spot itself. guest: i'm sure the dnc were able to be finally given something they could do their jobs o'clock after two weeks of watching the rnc one-up them on you didn't build it. that's what they will do as part of the process. the question question, going back, does it have the impact with the voters. not only spots like th
for romney, that is. romney's audition as a statesman is off to a rocky start for what he said about the olympics there, on the eve of the big global event. london awoke to romney's second-guessing its preparations. >> he set off a firestorm in the british press. >> criticism exploded on newspaper headlines. >> the guardian, the times, the telegraph fired off this commentary, mitt romney is perhaps the only politician who could start a trip that was supposed to be a charm...
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romney. for other reasons. but i still believe that mitt romney, showing people how you can restate and,, like someone complaining about timothy geithner who i was complaining about. about not being able to do his taxes. at the bottom line is that things get complicated. the tax code needs reform. and like i said, different jobs, medical expenses, it is not an easy situation any more than it was. but still, the rich and the poor do not get the breaks. host: on a republican line from pennsylvania. caller: good morning. i do not think he should release his tax forms. who gives away rats -- and want a president that to do something for the american people. not caring about how much money he has. we do not care how much money kennedy had a. y care about this man? i do not even like him either. i do not think i will vote for either one. i know i will not vote for obama. he is not helped me. and as far as whirring about how much money has come in as a bunch of baloney. what about the jobs? the give
romney. for other reasons. but i still believe that mitt romney, showing people how you can restate and,, like someone complaining about timothy geithner who i was complaining about. about not being able to do his taxes. at the bottom line is that things get complicated. the tax code needs reform. and like i said, different jobs, medical expenses, it is not an easy situation any more than it was. but still, the rich and the poor do not get the breaks. host: on a republican line from...
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it has swings towards romney a net two%. our last poll, just after the first debate -- is edging up, but obama has a steady lead. it is a democratic-leaning state these days. there has not been an awful lot of campaign activity in terms of action by the candidates. more important advertising -- they have not really targeted the state this year, unlike 2008 and the previous four cycles. host: there is an awful lot of advertising in the separate -- senate race, particularly by tom smith, the republican nominee. your polling shows that race is closer -- senator casey is still holding a lead of seven points over tom smith. what is happening in that race? caller: it is a simple matter of if you spend $17 million of your own money you can get hearing from people. senator caseous a member -- casey is a member of an institution that is not very popular these days, the congress. smith has gained traction just on the strength of his message. introducing himself to voters. that could be one of the surprises on election night. host: let
it has swings towards romney a net two%. our last poll, just after the first debate -- is edging up, but obama has a steady lead. it is a democratic-leaning state these days. there has not been an awful lot of campaign activity in terms of action by the candidates. more important advertising -- they have not really targeted the state this year, unlike 2008 and the previous four cycles. host: there is an awful lot of advertising in the separate -- senate race, particularly by tom smith, the...
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host: why mitt romney this time? caller: i did not vote for obama last time, but i've lost $30,000 worth of income. i just don't see the jobs coming back like they was. unless there is more fair trade between china and us -- that is where my job went to -- host: thank you. professor farnsworth, hard as economics play in how people pull --how does economics play in how people pull levels? farnsworth?eife it looks like we have a bit of a technical problem with the university of mary washington. we will take your calls, and if we get him back, we can ask him as we catch up. sorry about that. looks like we are out of time on this one. coming up, we will take your phone calls. first, this news update from the folks at c-span radio. >> unemployment numbers this summer show americans seeking benefits dropped by 26,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 359,000 rate the lowest level of weekly applications in nine weeks. the labor department says the four-week average, a less volatile measure, declined to 700 -- to 374, the f
host: why mitt romney this time? caller: i did not vote for obama last time, but i've lost $30,000 worth of income. i just don't see the jobs coming back like they was. unless there is more fair trade between china and us -- that is where my job went to -- host: thank you. professor farnsworth, hard as economics play in how people pull --how does economics play in how people pull levels? farnsworth?eife it looks like we have a bit of a technical problem with the university of mary washington....
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he reminds me of how romney was in previous debates. romney was on the attack. he looked aggravated. newt looked great. host: you said that the debates are the only way gingrich is going to win. what are his own abilities? vulnerabilit his ies? >> his past. he will be outspent by barack obama if he is the nominee. he will be outspent by the democratic party with pacs and unions, but the way he's going to beat obama is the debates. the more debates, the better chance he will have. host: let's get your response to the wall street journal. it says the gop deserves to lose. caller: no, there is a lot of democratic spin. host: he is a conservative, stev -- stephens. caller: gingrich has been in politics for years. you make a lot of friends and enemies during that time. newt is the only one that can actually beat obama. mitt romney is too calm. he's a great guy with a great record. this republican field is a great field. it has been knocked so many times, but all the experience on that stage is better than in 2008. it's a great field. i really feel that newt gingrich
he reminds me of how romney was in previous debates. romney was on the attack. he looked aggravated. newt looked great. host: you said that the debates are the only way gingrich is going to win. what are his own abilities? vulnerabilit his ies? >> his past. he will be outspent by barack obama if he is the nominee. he will be outspent by the democratic party with pacs and unions, but the way he's going to beat obama is the debates. the more debates, the better chance he will have. host:...
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romney, mr. santorum, mr. perry and even michelle bachman, all of them, as far as i'm concerned, are not as pro-life as ron paul. where dr. paul is continually consistent, i watched his fortune policy speech and economic speech to a bunch of veterans and he appeared very strong in terms of very applauses at defend intervals because people don't want any more preemptive wars. if anything, that is not a pro-life approach in terms of international relations and promoting peace in the world. i have always been a conservative, and as far as i'm mr. paul is the most conservative, is the most common sense approach not only in terms of economic policy for liberty and freedom but also in terms of our foreign policy. host: steve, your thoughts, sir. guest: well, i would say most all of the candidates that you look at that are competing in iowa, all six of them, have by and large strong pro-life records. as the caller mentioned, rick santorum fought salantly for a late term abortion ban. then you have people like governo
romney, mr. santorum, mr. perry and even michelle bachman, all of them, as far as i'm concerned, are not as pro-life as ron paul. where dr. paul is continually consistent, i watched his fortune policy speech and economic speech to a bunch of veterans and he appeared very strong in terms of very applauses at defend intervals because people don't want any more preemptive wars. if anything, that is not a pro-life approach in terms of international relations and promoting peace in the world. i have...
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mitt romney lied in the debate. the only truthful thing he said in the entire debate was he had five sons who live. the truth does not fall far from the tree. mitt romney should not be doing as well as he is. the only reason is because we have a bunch of right-wing white supremacist confederates, not conservatives, confederates who only want to see the black man out of office. this man has done his very level best to make this country -- charlie hurtet respond. guest: that is an astonishing and sad thing to hear. i covered president obama four years ago and was one of those reporters -- i believe to a lot of what he said. i thought he was a very promising new kind of figure who changed the tone of washington. he did not change the tone of washington. he did not make good on any of the promises he made coming into the white house. also remember for the first two years of his presidency, he had a huge majority in the house of democrats. he had a huge majority in the senate. at one point, it was even filibuster-proof.
mitt romney lied in the debate. the only truthful thing he said in the entire debate was he had five sons who live. the truth does not fall far from the tree. mitt romney should not be doing as well as he is. the only reason is because we have a bunch of right-wing white supremacist confederates, not conservatives, confederates who only want to see the black man out of office. this man has done his very level best to make this country -- charlie hurtet respond. guest: that is an astonishing and...
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the president and mitt romney, being a knuckle-to-knuckle fight, mitt romney makes a very strong case and the president has an argument. host: another term that has come up in terms of getting people out to the polls is voter id registration. which states are you watching most closely? guest: the justice department is looking at south carolina. i am hearing from folks that there are other states on line. mississippi is one. there are a couple of others. on a national scale, florida really matters. there having discussions about felony voters and that sort of thing. some of these other states like georgia and alabama, it may not matter any general election, but it will certainly matter state- wide. i think for those with your concerns -- concerned with not just what happens of a presidential level but are concerned locally, that will be important. host: he does news political analysis on cbs. he has a background serving as an aid to several political campaigns, including as a director to the dnc. and the presidential runs of out gore and bill clinton. he also served as the dnc communic
the president and mitt romney, being a knuckle-to-knuckle fight, mitt romney makes a very strong case and the president has an argument. host: another term that has come up in terms of getting people out to the polls is voter id registration. which states are you watching most closely? guest: the justice department is looking at south carolina. i am hearing from folks that there are other states on line. mississippi is one. there are a couple of others. on a national scale, florida really...
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romney did. to put together a plan that makes medicare longer and look at the specifics coming together by part assembly to make sure we have a plan that will take care of those most and need. host: the atlanta journal constitution is focusing on the issue of medicare as a voters said the various claims of the president and it meant romney appeared both -- sharp differences emerged of how to achieve that goal. this editorial cartoon appeared we pass the benchmark of 16 trillion dollars. the debt cholesteric as the democrats were convening, focusing on the debt to mile as well. the dead and the deficit one of the key issues that fell between the speaker of the house, the president and other leaders, the subject of a new -- are you ready? caller: i would like you to go to treasurydirect.gov. we never had a balanced budget or a surplus. it was under dwight eisenhower in 1957. thank you. host: this is front-row said as vice president dick cheney said, the deficit did not matter. much playacting is go
romney did. to put together a plan that makes medicare longer and look at the specifics coming together by part assembly to make sure we have a plan that will take care of those most and need. host: the atlanta journal constitution is focusing on the issue of medicare as a voters said the various claims of the president and it meant romney appeared both -- sharp differences emerged of how to achieve that goal. this editorial cartoon appeared we pass the benchmark of 16 trillion dollars. the...
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a picture of mitt romney. we want to show you a little bit of the mitt romney event from michigan yester day, and representative todd akin met the press for the first time since ape remark.ate righ [video clip] >> no one has ever asked to see my birth certificate. everyone knows that this is where we were born and raised. >> apparently some people have trouble understanding our message. i would like to be clear on that. we are going to be here through the november election, and we are going to be here to win. there may be some negotiations, but they don't include meat. >> hour countdown to the conventions continues until our gavel-to-gavel coverage of the republican convention, and the democratic convention starting september 4. every minute, every speech, live. featured speakers include former florida governor jeb bush. this monday night, new jersey governor chris christie with the keynote address tuesday. congressman paul ryan delivers his eyes presidential acceptance speech wednesday, and thursday night, mi
a picture of mitt romney. we want to show you a little bit of the mitt romney event from michigan yester day, and representative todd akin met the press for the first time since ape remark.ate righ [video clip] >> no one has ever asked to see my birth certificate. everyone knows that this is where we were born and raised. >> apparently some people have trouble understanding our message. i would like to be clear on that. we are going to be here through the november election, and we...
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single digits of mitt romney, or maybe 10 points away from mitt romney with mitt romney under 40%, we could have a very fascinating and long process. given the way the republicans changed their primary process, which we do not have to get into -- but the most likely scenario will be mitt romney on top. he may even under perform a little bit. maybe the national republican fund-raisers are not too impressed. if we have a lot of candidates in the second through five bunch, and none of them drop out, and they all go to south carolina, then mitt romney does not have to get 40% or 50% of the vote. he just has to have more than everybody else but if that's the situation, i think it will be difficult for anyone to stop mitt romney from the in the nominee. host: new york, independent line. caller: thank you, c-span, for be in the organization you are. i am a big ron paul supporter but i would like to discuss what everybody calls ron paul's achilles' heel. we already overthrew iran. we put in a dictator. the united states was dictators. they are easy to control. when are we going to stop the cy
single digits of mitt romney, or maybe 10 points away from mitt romney with mitt romney under 40%, we could have a very fascinating and long process. given the way the republicans changed their primary process, which we do not have to get into -- but the most likely scenario will be mitt romney on top. he may even under perform a little bit. maybe the national republican fund-raisers are not too impressed. if we have a lot of candidates in the second through five bunch, and none of them drop...
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why do you support romney? caller: i'm wavering between santorum and romney but basically, i don't think ron paul has a snowball's chance. the tactics with newt gingrich, because we saw and south carolina his super-pac adds, some of his attack ads, if you played the more listen to the radio, they are really better and wrong. they take a lot of stuff out of context. withot really thrilled mitt romney but depending on his vice presidential candidate, i will have no problem supporting him. host: christopher, long beach, new jersey, a supporter of newt gingrich. caller: i wanted to talk about the patriot act and the national defense authorization act and things of that nature. host: go ahead and. caller: it is pretty important that the executive branch of government now has the ability to make a decision that could lock up an american citizen for life of necessary without any charge or trial. even the assassination of an american citizen has occurred without a trial. host: banks for the call. this is the front page
why do you support romney? caller: i'm wavering between santorum and romney but basically, i don't think ron paul has a snowball's chance. the tactics with newt gingrich, because we saw and south carolina his super-pac adds, some of his attack ads, if you played the more listen to the radio, they are really better and wrong. they take a lot of stuff out of context. withot really thrilled mitt romney but depending on his vice presidential candidate, i will have no problem supporting him. host:...
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but romney, i could vote for romney. host: mark, where is mcdermott, ohio? and what do you do there? >> i work on software projects out of my house. it's by the southern most portion of the states. i am about nine miles north of the ohio river. i'm on a big creek here. south of us -- there's a little part of ohio that's south of us. we're inside of the county. host: that was mark in mcdermott, ohio. facebook/espn.com if you would like to send -- you can see here exactly tied it looks like here. brooklyn, new york. al, you're opposed. why? al, you've got to turn down volume on your tv. ready? caller: yes. host: ok al, we're going to put you on hold and let our producer talk to you and remind you turn down your tv. shirl >>i caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call. i think it would be a good idea because as soon as someone is in the lead the rest of them gang up on them because they are upset they are not in the lead and mitt romney has so much money that he can spend all kinds of money going after whoever is in the lead. he cannot face the fact tha
but romney, i could vote for romney. host: mark, where is mcdermott, ohio? and what do you do there? >> i work on software projects out of my house. it's by the southern most portion of the states. i am about nine miles north of the ohio river. i'm on a big creek here. south of us -- there's a little part of ohio that's south of us. we're inside of the county. host: that was mark in mcdermott, ohio. facebook/espn.com if you would like to send -- you can see here exactly tied it looks like...
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guest: i don't blame mitt romney. he's not a great candidate, he's not a natural in the way that ronald reagan was a natural, in the way that bill clinton was a natural and in the way that barack obama was a natural. he's not that kind of political horseflash. he's a good candidate. i think he would be a very good president. but he's articulated a clear view about who he is and the differences with the president. i think we may want to put responsibility in a democracy on the american people, you know, and if the american people vote this guy back into office they will be punished and many will serve that punishment if this is what they decide to do. but it's really up to them, isn't it, and i know a lot of people who look at the current situation and say well, he's doing pretty well. the heck he is. he's not doing well at all. i think people need to come to a recognition that this is their country, their future, their kids' future, do they want four more years of this, do they want to double down on this administrati
guest: i don't blame mitt romney. he's not a great candidate, he's not a natural in the way that ronald reagan was a natural, in the way that bill clinton was a natural and in the way that barack obama was a natural. he's not that kind of political horseflash. he's a good candidate. i think he would be a very good president. but he's articulated a clear view about who he is and the differences with the president. i think we may want to put responsibility in a democracy on the american people,...
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beat romney. host: you think rick santorum has a better chance? caller: i like him. he is a likable person, but i think that he needs a strong vice-president. whether it likes it or not, he should go with either newt gingrich, that would be my first choice. i would go with newt gingrich or rick perry if santorum were the nominee. and the woman -- host: michelle bachmann? caller: the governor of arizona, a very strong person. host: jan brewer. here is the wall street journal this morning -- caller: you know, i understand what's going on. and we cannot let the votes to be split when it comes to voting. host: would you want to see some sort of a brokered convention or rick santorum and mitt romney or maybe newt gingrich and mitt romney at the convention trying to get those un-bound delegates to vote for them? caller: i think towards the end whoever is in the second position should throw in the towel and throw support to the republican candidate, because we cannot -- if this voting is split when it co
beat romney. host: you think rick santorum has a better chance? caller: i like him. he is a likable person, but i think that he needs a strong vice-president. whether it likes it or not, he should go with either newt gingrich, that would be my first choice. i would go with newt gingrich or rick perry if santorum were the nominee. and the woman -- host: michelle bachmann? caller: the governor of arizona, a very strong person. host: jan brewer. here is the wall street journal this morning --...
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i think governor romney has the skills to do that. host: do you think he has laid out a plan on job creation? guest: it sounds like he is doing a better job articulating that, and i think we will see that tonight. his campaign is very focused on jobs and on the economy, and tonight that will be a large portion of his speech. host: charlie in flint, michigan, democrats line. go ahead. caller: hi, how ar eyou? i am trying to figure out, governor romney gets up on the stage and asked everybody to vote for him, and i am trying to figure out what can he do in four years that obama did not do in his four years that will turn everything around? guest: one thing i think can happen is we have to get the government to quit spending so much money. we are $16 trillion in debt as a nation, and we cannot continue to withstand that. they're people across the country who are working very hard, many people who do not have jobs they are qualified for, many who are working more than one job to make ends meet, and we cannot continue to do this. if we get
i think governor romney has the skills to do that. host: do you think he has laid out a plan on job creation? guest: it sounds like he is doing a better job articulating that, and i think we will see that tonight. his campaign is very focused on jobs and on the economy, and tonight that will be a large portion of his speech. host: charlie in flint, michigan, democrats line. go ahead. caller: hi, how ar eyou? i am trying to figure out, governor romney gets up on the stage and asked everybody to...
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caller: if it is only the two that are left, we could be -- santorum am romney -- and romney. i was all for santorum and dela learned his convictions and so now i wish somebody else could step in. i want obama out of the white house. host: thank you for the call. "chicago to be enclosed but falling rick santorum as he campaigns for illinois. it is the only major primary contest on tuesday. this is how the "chicago tribune" is reporting. jay is on the phone from new mexico. good morning. caller: good morning. let me turn this thing down so i can hear you. hold on. host: let me read to you what is set on to the turk. the republicans will pay at the convention for republican -- for promoting a mediocre candidates and self-centered candidates like the rest. if you can join that candidates -- you kidron the conversation at twitter.com. host: you are on the air. caller: i'm not terribly familiar with how this works because i have never been able to get through before. host: what are your thoughts about an open convention caller: i am very concerned -- an open convention? caller: i a
caller: if it is only the two that are left, we could be -- santorum am romney -- and romney. i was all for santorum and dela learned his convictions and so now i wish somebody else could step in. i want obama out of the white house. host: thank you for the call. "chicago to be enclosed but falling rick santorum as he campaigns for illinois. it is the only major primary contest on tuesday. this is how the "chicago tribune" is reporting. jay is on the phone from new mexico. good...
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they got stuck with mitt romney. host: california has gone from a republican to a purple to a solid democratic state. what has changed? ronald reagan winning back in 1984. guest: i am proud to take a little bit of credit for that four at one time being the democratic party chair in california. the republican party is a mirror of the national republican party in the sense that i think they lost track of where the country was moving. republican registration in 63.5% reagan's day was republican. today it is less than 30%. democrats did a good job of registering voters, but the republican party lost all of those people by their extreme right-wing philosophy and policies. host: pete wilson on the issue of immigration. why is that a mirror image? guest: we always had a hard time convincing latinos to vote, to register and to vote. we called them the sleeping giant. the sleeping giant woke up. he will send put an anti- immigration initiative on the ballot. the latino community came alive. a registered. now, they are a power
they got stuck with mitt romney. host: california has gone from a republican to a purple to a solid democratic state. what has changed? ronald reagan winning back in 1984. guest: i am proud to take a little bit of credit for that four at one time being the democratic party chair in california. the republican party is a mirror of the national republican party in the sense that i think they lost track of where the country was moving. republican registration in 63.5% reagan's day was republican....
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i was a speaker for mitt romney. if he is elected, the stock market and economy will do the best it has ever done. he will give all americans an opportunity not to guarantee to be successful. isn't that the way to go -- cut taxes and government? host: tom zeller. guest: i can feel the callers enthusiasm. we do not as a society tend to guarantee it is necessary to guarantee success, only opportunity. if mitt romney is positioned to deliver that, i think there are people that will be excited about that. host: tom zeller, thank you very much for your time. the series can be found on the website. we have a link on our website. up next, a discussion on russian elections. first would go up to capitol hill to learn more about the senate youth program. >> tell us about the program and have you got involved. guest: it is a wonderful opportunity. it brings students to washington to learn about government. i was chosen based in 1971. i had never been on an airplane or never been to washington and never met a united states senat
i was a speaker for mitt romney. if he is elected, the stock market and economy will do the best it has ever done. he will give all americans an opportunity not to guarantee to be successful. isn't that the way to go -- cut taxes and government? host: tom zeller. guest: i can feel the callers enthusiasm. we do not as a society tend to guarantee it is necessary to guarantee success, only opportunity. if mitt romney is positioned to deliver that, i think there are people that will be excited...
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hear mitt romney at around 10:30 a.m. eastern time on c-span radio or live with -- or live on c-span2. former president bill clinton speaking earlier on cbs says the followers of islam should not resort to violence when they hear their faith challenged in an increasingly diverse and internet connected world. san "you cannot live in a shame- based world. you will not make it in the 21st country. you can't react everytime you are and so but." he speaks at the former president's global initiative and you can hear his remarks live at noon. some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. >> the first debate between presidential candidates mitt romney and barack obama is wednesday, october 3. jim lehrer and nominate -- moderates from the university of denver. our live debate previous starts at 7:00 p.m. eastern. followed by the domestic policy debate at 9:00 and postdate, your reaction and comments. calls, e-mail, and tweets. c-span, c-span radio and online at c-span.org. "washington journal" continues. host: we are joined by okl
hear mitt romney at around 10:30 a.m. eastern time on c-span radio or live with -- or live on c-span2. former president bill clinton speaking earlier on cbs says the followers of islam should not resort to violence when they hear their faith challenged in an increasingly diverse and internet connected world. san "you cannot live in a shame- based world. you will not make it in the 21st country. you can't react everytime you are and so but." he speaks at the former president's global...
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mitt romney is shameless. our endorsement must go to the incumbent, a competent leader who against tough odds has guided the country through catastrophe instead -- he has earned a second term. mitt romney does not deserve a first. that is from the salt lake city tribune. steve is on the phone from florida, a republican line. good morning. caller: hello, how are you. i believe the endorsements do matter, but i believe in newspapers and any other publications that i have followed are quite honestly right wing speakers. i do not think they should put out endorsements because somebody like myself, i have to be able to talk to people -- a newspaper can reach millions of people. who is writing the endorsement? they have a much larger scale to go and talk about who they want to vote for. i think it ought to do the news and that is just picked. host: thank you for the call. this is from the twitter page. another look at the salt lake city tribune. obama has earned a second term. caller: good morning and thank you to c
mitt romney is shameless. our endorsement must go to the incumbent, a competent leader who against tough odds has guided the country through catastrophe instead -- he has earned a second term. mitt romney does not deserve a first. that is from the salt lake city tribune. steve is on the phone from florida, a republican line. good morning. caller: hello, how are you. i believe the endorsements do matter, but i believe in newspapers and any other publications that i have followed are quite...
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mitt romney. made no sense whatsoever. and i think it shows a weakness on their part and not as straight as i would think they would want to have a long conversation. but i guess not. >> todd, tell me specifically one or two things about senator santorum that you like and why you support him for the -- for the presidency? >>. caller: well, he has -- first of all, he's been a bit ignored on his jobs plan which is bringing manufacturing to the country. if we remember what that is. and he has great incentives to do that. and that is a very middle of the road blue collar type of job, not the type of job mitt romney is talking about. he doesn't really create jobs. he would be more of a corporate type that would like to send jobs out of the country. and make more profit 3wu not help the average person. he's great on the moral issues. that's an important thing for this country at this time. it needs that a little bit. >> do you think senator santorum has time? is there enough time for him to build up som
mitt romney. made no sense whatsoever. and i think it shows a weakness on their part and not as straight as i would think they would want to have a long conversation. but i guess not. >> todd, tell me specifically one or two things about senator santorum that you like and why you support him for the -- for the presidency? >>. caller: well, he has -- first of all, he's been a bit ignored on his jobs plan which is bringing manufacturing to the country. if we remember what that is. and...
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how romney does on that remains to be seen. but certainly some of the positions and rhetoric that came out of the republican primary campaign were disturbing to many people. but i think the candidate that emerged was probably the more centrist of them although he also states that he is very much a conservative. but some of the positions i understand where the caller is coming from. zoo independent caller from maryland. good morning. kiveragetsdz good morning. i have a question about the definition of our human rights and what is the standard that applies. because movel when you look at third world countries the human rights abuses is supported by the multinationals support bid the countries. there's a lot of hypocracy on it. if you talk about human rights, you've got to tackle the problem underlying human rights. so your guest said a while ago that u.s. laws take a precedent over international law. guest: you mentioned multinational companies and there are some companies that do extremely good job in promoting human rights. but
how romney does on that remains to be seen. but certainly some of the positions and rhetoric that came out of the republican primary campaign were disturbing to many people. but i think the candidate that emerged was probably the more centrist of them although he also states that he is very much a conservative. but some of the positions i understand where the caller is coming from. zoo independent caller from maryland. good morning. kiveragetsdz good morning. i have a question about the...
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so has the mitt romney campaign. the romney senior adviser says there are staying in touch with state officials and visiting states not directly impacted by the storm. and we would like to hear what you think the impact of hurricane sandy is shaping up to be on campaign 2012. the numbers to call -- host: you can also find this online through social media. send a sick twitter message, twitter.com/c-spanwj. or you can join the conversation on facebook. look for c-span and way in there. you can also e mail us, journal@c-span.org. starting with "the baltimore sun" -- "the candidates crack -- preciously sought to close the deal with voters as this year's surprise, not a storm, laid waste to their best played -- best laid plans." host: other papers are covering how hurricane sandy is affecting politics. "president obama and opponent, mitt romney, made final arguments to voters as the campaign's dealt with uncertainty." has this changed your plans for early voting? are you looking at how this may affect elections or campaig
so has the mitt romney campaign. the romney senior adviser says there are staying in touch with state officials and visiting states not directly impacted by the storm. and we would like to hear what you think the impact of hurricane sandy is shaping up to be on campaign 2012. the numbers to call -- host: you can also find this online through social media. send a sick twitter message, twitter.com/c-spanwj. or you can join the conversation on facebook. look for c-span and way in there. you can...
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here is what about mitt romney. -- here is one about mitt romney. some other news stories from the campaign trail. expectations run high ahead of the single chance to face off. they go head to head this week. c-span will bring that to you live. we have live coverage of the campaign 2012 season. a couple of other stories relating to congress and the campaign trail. a congressman has called evolution a live from the pit of hell. we will be talking more about congressional races in just a little bit this morning on the washington journal. here is another story from the campaign trail. the 40 day early voting period began. we want to share some other stories with the from campaign 2012. here is one related to the issue of voting and ballots from "the new york times." we are watching how ballots are counted and we will be talking more on a pro washington journal," about early voting and voting issues. we are joined on the democrats' line. do you think the american dream has been downsized? caller: i appreciate the nature of your question specifically, th
here is what about mitt romney. -- here is one about mitt romney. some other news stories from the campaign trail. expectations run high ahead of the single chance to face off. they go head to head this week. c-span will bring that to you live. we have live coverage of the campaign 2012 season. a couple of other stories relating to congress and the campaign trail. a congressman has called evolution a live from the pit of hell. we will be talking more about congressional races in just a little...
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host: you heard the story about governor romney making policy pieces -- speeches. what is occurring today. that will be -- learn more about it on our webiste and find out more about the event. good morning. ohio. caller: good morning. this president did not make this mess. bush was left with a lot of money in the. we were going in the right direction. we tried to impeach that man -- we have two or send nobody is paying for it. he just added to the debt. the now, -- now, this is the first time in history that a president has not finished a cabinet. he has been in office 3.5 years and he still does not have a cabinet. they will tell them stood a and no, no, no. when you go to a party and you have a person to dance with, but you do not have a partner that will dance with you because you did not bring nothing to the table, you cannot hold another person responsible for your foolishness. watch it. put those republican people back in. host: what decisions does the president have to make? caller: he needs to go back to glass-steagall. he needs to hurry up and you need to
host: you heard the story about governor romney making policy pieces -- speeches. what is occurring today. that will be -- learn more about it on our webiste and find out more about the event. good morning. ohio. caller: good morning. this president did not make this mess. bush was left with a lot of money in the. we were going in the right direction. we tried to impeach that man -- we have two or send nobody is paying for it. he just added to the debt. the now, -- now, this is the first time...
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romney had to cover his time there. his general focus on the economy which is probably his best argument to try to close the gap among the 18 to 29-year-olds. host: any coincidence that the president began his campaign yesterday on two college campuses? guest: no, the president's advisors and the president's staff know politics well and they know what they need to do. i thought that was a smart thing to do. host: here's the president in downtown richmond, virginia and had this to say about what campaign 2012 will be about. [video clip] >> now, after a long and spirited primary, republicans in congress have found a champion. they have found a nominee for president whose promise to rubber stamp this agenda if he gets a chance. but virginia, i'll tell you what, we can't give him the chance. not now. not with so much at stake. this isn't just another election, this is a make or break moment for america's middle class. we've done too much to turn back now! we've come too far to abandon the changes we fought for the last few
romney had to cover his time there. his general focus on the economy which is probably his best argument to try to close the gap among the 18 to 29-year-olds. host: any coincidence that the president began his campaign yesterday on two college campuses? guest: no, the president's advisors and the president's staff know politics well and they know what they need to do. i thought that was a smart thing to do. host: here's the president in downtown richmond, virginia and had this to say about what...
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mitt romney. here is what it says -- mitt romney the highlight of these and other hard truths and this week's second debate. and they say that they are supporting governor romney. they say -- this is the orlando sentinel, mitt romney is not our ideal candidate. and we get that from the front page of the "orlando centennial." polls show that obama is leading in wisconsin and iowa. the results from two key midwest battleground states. the contrast with the national surveys that show mitt romney gains. it shows the president has steady leads and wisconsin and iowa. moving on to some other stories in the news. from campaign 2012 -- obama's speech comes down to one word -- vote. no fewer than half a dozen times obama has urged reporters to go to the polls. each time the criticizes mitt romney. he repeated -- don't boo. vote. that is news from the campaign trail. what is in at the presidential campaign unfolding -- we will see the candidates won more time debating the issues on monday night. c-span will
mitt romney. here is what it says -- mitt romney the highlight of these and other hard truths and this week's second debate. and they say that they are supporting governor romney. they say -- this is the orlando sentinel, mitt romney is not our ideal candidate. and we get that from the front page of the "orlando centennial." polls show that obama is leading in wisconsin and iowa. the results from two key midwest battleground states. the contrast with the national surveys that show...
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this one ties to romney in 2008. helped fuel an equity firm that his family profitted from a month after mitt romney ended his bid for the republican nomination in february of 2008. his eldest son met with a beef company executive who had been a major campaign donor over a posh dinner the meeting was not about politics. instead, the son who had been a senior adviser to his for a and mr. wick presented the executive with the business proposition to invest in a private equity fund they were starting and it talks about how successful the private equity fund has been and traces that. that's in the "new york times." and you can see images this in the washington times today looking at an ironworker on top of one world trade center. it's now at 1,250 feet. it top the empire state billion as new york's highest skyscraper yesterday as it continues being built. an ethics classes for the secret services. johns hopkins university has a course following the colombian scandal. they will take part to be overseen by professors, a re
this one ties to romney in 2008. helped fuel an equity firm that his family profitted from a month after mitt romney ended his bid for the republican nomination in february of 2008. his eldest son met with a beef company executive who had been a major campaign donor over a posh dinner the meeting was not about politics. instead, the son who had been a senior adviser to his for a and mr. wick presented the executive with the business proposition to invest in a private equity fund they were...
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that is the difference between obama and romney care. excuse me, romney and obama care. that caller should know that or be able to deduce that. if a state wants to get together, i have no problem with that, making people buy insurance but the federal government can't get that. why is it so important for people to understand that? he wants federal government or is botching education and misaligning money at will and saying more money should go to washington, d.c., for example, where the school system is completely ineffectual. who wants them running the national health care plan and that's what obama care, regardless of what the left is saying, that's what health department, a national plan. i as a republican have no problem with the state running it because you could complain at the state level, and you say republicans never want to help poor people. republicans get more percentage of their income to charity than democrats. i've seen many studies on that. we just think it could be handled by local charities more efficiently and more with care and discernment than the dem
that is the difference between obama and romney care. excuse me, romney and obama care. that caller should know that or be able to deduce that. if a state wants to get together, i have no problem with that, making people buy insurance but the federal government can't get that. why is it so important for people to understand that? he wants federal government or is botching education and misaligning money at will and saying more money should go to washington, d.c., for example, where the school...
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some in the mitt romney campaign who told mitt romney that he was going to win. in my mind, it was obvious all along. it is my business as a political analyst for fox news to look at polls, to ask hard questions about voter turnout models. consistently, the answer was president obama has a strong hand here and is likely to win in terms of those key swing states that were going to determine the electoral map. if you were going into this election the weekend before, it was pretty overwhelming, obama wins. gallup had them about even. there were some conservative pollsters who thought it was going to be a romney landslide. when we think young people are going to fade away and they are not as happy with president obama. you would say look at the reality of what pollsters are funding and they would say, no, and they thought there would be waived. it became wishful pecking by people talking to each other by people who work locked in a bubble. to finally come back to where you started, our people don't like president obama and who have on fairly demonized him and i think
some in the mitt romney campaign who told mitt romney that he was going to win. in my mind, it was obvious all along. it is my business as a political analyst for fox news to look at polls, to ask hard questions about voter turnout models. consistently, the answer was president obama has a strong hand here and is likely to win in terms of those key swing states that were going to determine the electoral map. if you were going into this election the weekend before, it was pretty overwhelming,...
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"romney vows to restore u.s." in the washington post to their headline "romney seizes moment, lashes obama." "romney house leadership, lots of jobs." "romney vows to deliver country from economic travails." this is the first page of the tampa tribune. there headline ". restore "" the baltimore sun, there headline focusing on president obama. "romney: obama excitement gone." part of that is reflected from usa today. there had line is "we deserve a better." he writes that from the same podium where republicans spent three days attacking obama and mocking his experience and comparing him to jimmy carter, romney's remarks softened the tone to one of disillusionment. here is a look at that theme repeated several times. >> every family wanted this to be a time when they could get a little bit ahead. and do more for the elderly mama now living alone. give a little more to their church or charity. every small business wanted these to be their best years ever when they could hire more and do more for those who stuck with t
"romney vows to restore u.s." in the washington post to their headline "romney seizes moment, lashes obama." "romney house leadership, lots of jobs." "romney vows to deliver country from economic travails." this is the first page of the tampa tribune. there headline ". restore "" the baltimore sun, there headline focusing on president obama. "romney: obama excitement gone." part of that is reflected from usa today. there had line...
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he endorsed initially mitt romney. i think he had endorsed a candidate prior to romney. i can't remember which was it was but that candidate dropped out and jumped on the romney bandwagon and skefrl weeks ago in a surprise press announcement near columbus, he changed his mind and kind of retracted his endorsement of mitt romney and decided to endorse rick santorum. mike dewine and rick santorum both lost their races in 2006. mike dewine here in ohio serve sed together. and for -- ohio served together. and for -- we do have an attorney general and a former senator that is strongly supporting campaigning with rick santorum across the estate state. but one of the popular top vote getters in last year's election, portman has endorsed mitt mid so, he's been traveling the state as sur bat and with mitt romney for the past several days. host: gloria is on our independent line. go ahead. caller: hi. i'm a first-time caller. and i was wondering, the question you asked i do believe it was a little, you know, the way you ask it. and also when these people running for office, every
he endorsed initially mitt romney. i think he had endorsed a candidate prior to romney. i can't remember which was it was but that candidate dropped out and jumped on the romney bandwagon and skefrl weeks ago in a surprise press announcement near columbus, he changed his mind and kind of retracted his endorsement of mitt romney and decided to endorse rick santorum. mike dewine and rick santorum both lost their races in 2006. mike dewine here in ohio serve sed together. and for -- ohio served...
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romney again. i think when they get down to religious areas of the country that maybe they will not be acceptable. i know that a lot of people are not going to vote for him on that religious thing there because mormon does not use a christian bible. and that is all i got to say about it. host: thank you for calling. several stories we found about u.s. mormons. a new poll is being put out and the headline in "the washington post" says tension in u.s. mormon world view. here are some of the findings, if you are interested, again, from "the washington post." one of the many write ups on this poll. steve, what do you make of the attacks on mitt romney? caller: my first note -- i wanted to mention -- i wanted to say thank you for taking my call and i watched c-span for quite a while and i appreciate the fact you did not edit and put together an misquote. i really enjoy hearing what all the people have to say -- republicans as well as democrats. we definitely have divisions in our party. at this point in
romney again. i think when they get down to religious areas of the country that maybe they will not be acceptable. i know that a lot of people are not going to vote for him on that religious thing there because mormon does not use a christian bible. and that is all i got to say about it. host: thank you for calling. several stories we found about u.s. mormons. a new poll is being put out and the headline in "the washington post" says tension in u.s. mormon world view. here are some of...
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you know, it amazes me when i hear the media at tak romney -- attack romney. i am not for either one of the candidates. we could do a lot better than both of them. romney and bain capital, they have to go back to 1999 to find something on this guy. they really have not come up with anything substantial. however, all i have to do is just pick up a piece of paper and read where frank marshall davis was a communist mentor for president obama. he has the same philosophy as president obama. someone who worked with obama in chicago was arrested -- he worked on the scam that dealt with building apartment buildings. a domestic terrorist blew up buildings and killed people and pride about it in the 1992 debt when he said he did not do enough. these are all close associate of president obama. if any person -- i work with the federal government for 40 years. if you had any of those associations in your background, do most likely could not get a security clearance. that would keep you out of any job. we have the president of the united states who, on a daily basis, celsiu
you know, it amazes me when i hear the media at tak romney -- attack romney. i am not for either one of the candidates. we could do a lot better than both of them. romney and bain capital, they have to go back to 1999 to find something on this guy. they really have not come up with anything substantial. however, all i have to do is just pick up a piece of paper and read where frank marshall davis was a communist mentor for president obama. he has the same philosophy as president obama. someone...